The Legend of Danau Toba

There was anciently in a village in North Sumatra there lived a farmer named Toba secluded in a valley of sloping and fertile. Farmers were working on their agricultural land for the purpose of his life.

Besides working on his farm, he sometimes went fishing in the river which is not far from his home. Every time she was fishing, it's easy fishing in the river which he got for it was clear a lot of fish. Pancingannya he cooked the fish from to eat.

On one afternoon, after returning from the fields he went straight to the river for fishing. But he's been fishing long enough not gotten any fish. Events like that, never experienced before. Because usually fish in the river was easy he was fishing. Because already too long no one to take the bait his line, he became annoyed and decided to quit fishing. But when he was about to draw his line, reel it suddenly struck by a directly attract bait fish that far into the middle of a river. His heart had already upset turned into joy, Because he knows that the fish grabbed the pole it is a big fish.

After a while he let his line is pulled back and forth, then the fishing was snatched, and there was a big fish hanging and thrashing around at the end of fishing line. Quickly he pulled the fish to shore so as not to loose. Smiling, happy eyes off of her fishing line that fish's mouth. At the time he was off the hook, the fish can look at it meaningfully. Then, after the fish were placed into one place he went into the river to bathe. Feeling very happy because she never got that big fish. He smiled as he imagined how good will the fish meat when it's baked. When leaving the river to return homes was already dusk.

Arriving home, he immediately brought a big fish catch to the kitchen. When he was about to light a fire for grilling fish, firewood in the kitchen turns out her home was gone. He immediately went out to get firewood from under the under the house. Then, taking a few pieces of firewood she climbed back into the house and went straight to the kitchen.

At the time he arrived in the kitchen, she was surprised at all because the big fish is not there anymore. But where the fish was placed seemed laid some pieces of gold. With shock and surprise experienced a strange situation, he left the kitchen and into the room.

When he opened the door, suddenly jerked his blood because it was in the room stood a woman with long and curly hair. The woman was combing her hair as she stood facing the mirror hanging on the bedroom wall. A moment later the woman suddenly turned around and looked at the man who stood bewildered at the mouth of the bedroom door. The man became very fascinated by the woman's face standing in front of extraordinary beauty. He had never seen a woman as beautiful as it was even before he had wandered far into the country.

Because it was late, she asked that the lights lit. After he turned on the lights, he invited her to accompany him to the kitchen because she wanted to cook rice for them. While waiting for the rice is cooked, as told by her that she is the incarnation of the great fish that had gained him when fishing in a river. Then explain also that several pieces of gold which is located in the kitchen is the incarnation of the scales. After several weeks she states willing to accept her application on condition that he should swear in his life he would never bring his wife, who incarnates the origin of fish. After he had swore so, they marry.

A year later, they were blessed with a son who they named Samosir. Sngat spoiled boy that resulted in the boy's mother is less good tempered and lazy.

Once large enough, the boy told his mother drove rice every day for his father who worked in the fields. However, he often refused to work on that task so that her mother was forced to deliver rice to the fields.

One day, the boy told his mother again to deliver rice to the fields for his father. At first he refused. However, because of continued forced her mother, with rice kesl she went out and deliver it. In the midst of the road, mostly rice and side dishes he ate. Arriving in the fields, rice is the only remaining live a little he gave to his father. We accept it, dad was feeling very hungry because the rice was delivered late. Therefore, it is the father became very angry when he saw the rice given to him were the remnants. Increasingly anger when his son confessed that he take up most of that rice. Patience is the father is lost and he was at his son, saying: "Son of impudent. Not ungrateful. You really female progeny derived from the fish! "

Sobbing, the boy ran home to find her mother at home. To his mother he complained that he was beaten his father. All the words spoken by lambasting him in telling his father as well. Listening to his son, the mother is very sad, especially because her husband had violated his oath with the words of invective which he say to his son. The mother asked her child to immediately go up the hill that is located not so far from their homes and climb the highest trees located on the top of the hill. Without asking again, the child's mother immediately take command. He ran toward the hill and climb it.

When seen by the mother her son had almost reached the peak of a climb trees on the hill, he ran towards the river are not so far away from their homes. When she arrived on the banks of the river is lightning accompanied by thunder is booming. A moment later he jumped into the river and suddenly turned into a big fish. At the same time, the river was a big flood and the fall is also a very heavy rain. Some time later, the river was already overflowing everywhere and make the valley where the river flows. Mr. Toba could not save himself, he was drowned by the inundation of water. Over time, the pool water was wider and turned into a huge lake that later called the Lake Toba. Being a small island in the middle named Samosir Island.